December 2022

The Fine Print

PUBLIC SERVICE HELP FOR VETERANS The American Legion Post 11 has grant funds available to assist Colorado veterans in need of material or financial assistance. Info: Gerald Renner, 719-680-4563.

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River C

Purgatoire River Call as of: 11/29/2022 Lewelling & McCormick Ditch: Priority No. 13, appropriation Date: 01/01/1864 Trinidad Reservoir Report: Release 31.95 AF Inflow 63.40 AF - 31.97 CFS Evaporation 4.45 AF Content 20,156 AF Elevation 6,182.79 Precipitation 0 Downstream Call: Ninemile Canal.

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Colorado Democrats eye gun-purchase waiting periods, ban on so-called assault weapons, red flag law expansion

A host of changes to Colorado’s gun laws, from a ban on so-called assault weapons to tweaks to the existing red flag law, are already being considered by Democrats at the state Capitol in response to the shooting last month at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. “Pretty much everything is on the table,” said Senate President Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat.

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COVID still a ‘dangerous global health threat’

To end the “persistent and dangerous global health threat” of COVID-19, the world must take a “vaccineplus” approach, which includes improved indoor air ventilation and filtration, and increased masking, testing and treatment. That’s just one of 57 recommendations included in a new study published today in the journal Nature by 386 multidisciplinary experts from more than 100 countries and territories.

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Trinidad “Brick” in Time: Henry Schneider Brewery

When we think of Trinidad’s illustrious days of yore and the businesses that drove the local economy, we tend to think of coal mining. However, there were other vital industries active in Trinidad’s past, which we can see evidence of if we look at another one of the architectural jewels of our hometown: the Henry Schneider Brewery, located at 240 N. Convent Street.

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